22 CFR § 18.6 - Authority to prohibit appearances.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s18.6"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "22 CFR § 18.6 - Authority to prohibit appearances."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "18.6"
section_name: "Authority to prohibit appearances."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL"
part_number: "18"
part_name: "REGULATIONS CONCERNING POST EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "18 U.S.C. 207, as amended, 92 Stat. 1864."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 2608, Jan. 12, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "18"
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# 18.6 Authority to prohibit appearances.
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C 207(j), if the Director General finds, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that a former officer or employee of the Department has violated 18 U.S.C. 207(a), (b) or (c), the Director General in his/her discretion may prohibit that person from engaging in practice before the Department for a period not to exceed five years, or may take other appropriate disciplinary action.